Vidal Sassoon

Vidal Sassoon, the famed London-born hairstylist who was the subject of a 2010 documentary, died Wednesday, May 9, of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84 and had been fighting leukemia. After becoming an innovative and celebrated hair stylist in London, Sassoon moved to the U.S. and lent his name to Procter &Gamble haircare products hawked in commercials with the famous slogan "If You Don't Look Good, We Don't Look Good." During the 1960s, earned credits for designing actress...

Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world pioneer who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multimillion-dollar business on his name, died on Wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 84. Sassoon died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones and his wife of 20 years, Ronnie, his family said in a statement.

It's funny that the man who changed the way the world thinks about hair should be interviewed by someone who hasn't really had to think about hair for quite a few years now. In more ways than one, Vidal Sassoon was synonymous with cutting edge style dating back to the 1960s. Now, his story comes to the big screen in the documentary "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie," chronicling his humble beginnings living in an orphanage to rubbing elbows with the biggest names in the world. Along...

Vidal Sassoon, the famed London-born hairstylist who was the subject of a 2010 documentary, died Wednesday, May 9, of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84 and had been fighting leukemia. After becoming an innovative and celebrated hair stylist in London, Sassoon moved to the U.S. and lent his name to Procter &Gamble haircare products hawked in commercials with the famous slogan "If You Don't Look Good, We Don't Look Good." During the 1960s, earned credits for designing actress...

Vidal Sassoon Inc., one of the nation's largest manufacturers of hair-care products, will lay off about 120 workers in a major cutback in California. The Sassoon hair-care products laboratory in suburban Chatsworth will cut back to 25 employees from about 120, with only research and development remaining, said Malcolm McGruer, public relations director of Sassoon's parent company, Richardson-Vicks Inc. of Wilton, Conn. Another 20 workers will be let go at Sassoon's Century City...

It's funny that the man who changed the way the world thinks about hair should be interviewed by someone who hasn't really had to think about hair for quite a few years now. In more ways than one, Vidal Sassoon was synonymous with cutting-edge style dating back to the 1960s. Now, his story comes to the big screen in the documentary "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie," chronicling his humble beginnings living in an orphanage to rubbing elbows with the biggest names in the world. Along the...

The subtitle of the adoring documentary "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie" — "How One Man Changed the World With a Pair of Scissors" — suggests an exaggerated sense of coiffure consequence. But beyond the love fest of talking heads is a compelling life story that courses through the Depression, World War II and swinging London, all evoked in well-curated archival footage. "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie," from first-time director Craig Teper and producer Michael Gordon — the Bumble & Bumble founder...

The subtitle of the adoring documentary "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie" — "How One Man Changed the World With a Pair of Scissors" — suggests an exaggerated sense of coiffure consequence. But beyond the love fest of talking heads is a compelling life story that courses through the Depression, World War II and swinging London, all evoked in well-curated archival footage. "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie," from first-time director Craig Teper and producer Michael Gordon — the Bumble & Bumble founder...

He hasn't lifted scissors professionally in 18 years. In fact, he has no financial stake in the salons and beauty academies that bear his name. But the world of hair without the whirl of the forever vivacious Vidal Sassoon would be like a Bob that bust, a Droop that dropped, an Acute Angle that went obtuse. "I guess I have to thank hhaahh for letting me be involved in your life," says the celebrity coiffure to 500 of his closest friends and fans in New York recently. OK, he didn't just say it. ...

John S. Karowsky, age 57, of McHenry, formerly of Chicago. A stylist for Vidal Sassoon and Saks 5th Avenue on Michigan Ave. for over 25 years. At rest Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Beloved son of Jane Lowrey; loving brother of Karen of McHenry and Martin of Glenview; fond uncle of Todd and Nicholas; preceded in death by his father, Stephen Karowsky; grandparents; and stepfather, Don Lowrey. Services were private. Memorials to the American Cancer Society, c/o Janet Smith Memorials Chairperson, 200 S. Green St.,...

Tatham buys N.Y. agency: Chicago-based Tatham-Laird & Kudner acquired Peter Rogers Associates, a Manhattan ad agency with billings of $35 million that will continue to operate under its name. Terms were not disclosed. Both agencies include Procter & Gamble as a client, Tatham handling Head & Shoulders and other products and Rogers working on Vidal Sassoon, a recent P&G acquisition.

They are glamorous guinea pigs. Layered lab rats. Shampooed, sheared and styled subjects in bold experiments combining art, science and scissors. The result, if the experiments are successful, is style. It's a hands-on hair demo at the Art + Science salon in Evanston. Stylists who recently returned from study at the Vidal Sassoon institute in London are tutoring their peers in the latest cuts. And volunteer models are sacrificing their hair in the name of progress. "We requested that the models would have to...

A Revlon Inc. unit sued Vidal Sassoon to bar Sassoon's use of the Colorific trademark on a new product line being launched. The unit, Revlon-Realistic Professional Products, said in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for Central California, that it has used Colorific as a trademark for permanent wave for tinted hair for years, which Sassoon should have known in picking the name for its color style mousse and styling gel.

He sure didn't stay dead long. Word is Superman, who keeled last November, returns to life this week in "Superman" No. 82. Turns out he's been regaining his strength in the form of Kal-El, the last survivor of the planet Krypton and the guy who's been Superman all of these years. All four of the imposter Superman characters that DC Comics introduced in April really were pretenders to the throne - only Kal-El (who had just a bit role when he was re-introduced in May) was for real.

John S. Karowsky, age 57, of McHenry, formerly of Chicago. A stylist for Vidal Sassoon and Saks 5th Avenue on Michigan Ave. for over 25 years. At rest Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Beloved son of Jane Lowrey; loving brother of Karen of McHenry and Martin of Glenview; fond uncle of Todd and Nicholas; preceded in death by his father, Stephen Karowsky; grandparents; and stepfather, Don Lowrey. Services were private. Memorials to the American Cancer Society, c/o Janet Smith Memorials Chairperson, 200 S. Green St.,...

Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world pioneer who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multimillion-dollar business on his name, died on Wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 84. Sassoon died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones and his wife of 20 years, Ronnie, his family said in a statement.